Chrome Web Store Payments Deprecation
Over the past few weeks, several people have asked if they should Chrome to accept payments for extensions. Chrome just announced they are deprecating the payments API. Current users will have to migrate to another payment system. Read more here.
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I see an opportunity here to document & publish resource of how to add payments to extensions and themes especially since themes have no code.
I am was thinking maybe using gumroad to paygate and then just having unlisted/private store items.
I think unlisted works until someone shares your unlisted extension :). An API key activation system may be a better solution.
Yeah that is always be better ofc. I had an idea of doing something with themes though and there is no code in themes.
I wonder how the hell are you going to let your customers know if google does not provide the emails?